“It’s not physical masks Americans are pushing back against. It’s all the mask represents: the power able-bodied white people wield and the gross inequalities that render some bodies worth more to the world than others.”
Author: Kelly Jensen
Kelly Jensen is a former librarian and current editor at Book Riot and her own popular book blog, Stacked. She's the editor of two highly-acclaimed YA anthologies, "Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World" and "(Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health" and the forthcoming "Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy' (Algonquin Young Readers). Her writing has been featured in Bust Magazine, Fortune, Bustle, and more. When not working with words, she teaches yoga, hangs out with a motley crew of pets, and enjoys all of the black licorice no one else wants. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen and her website kellybjensen.com.